Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
अथवा चोन्नतं द्वारं पूर्वं प्राभासिकस्य वै । तदुन्नतमिति प्रोक्तं स्थानं स्थानवतां वरम्
athavā connataṃ dvāraṃ pūrvaṃ prābhāsikasya vai | tadunnatamiti proktaṃ sthānaṃ sthānavatāṃ varam
ឬម្យ៉ាងទៀត ទ្វារខាងកើតដែលខ្ពស់ឡើង នៃប្រាភាសិក (ប្រាភាស) ត្រូវបាននិយាយដល់—ហេតុនេះហើយវាត្រូវបានហៅថា «ឧន្នត» ជាទីសក្ការៈល្អបំផុត។
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Unnata (Pūrva-dvāra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim procession approaches an ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prabhāsa at sunrise; the gate is adorned with flags and toranas, with priests blessing entrants and pointing toward inner shrines.
FAQs
In tīrtha-tradition, even gateways and directional thresholds can be sanctified, guiding pilgrims into a dharmic landscape.
Unnata in Prabhāsa, identified alternatively through the ‘elevated eastern gate’ of Prābhāsika.
None directly; the verse provides a topographical-sacred identification.